Software Features of Architect3D

Architect3D™ provides a complete environment for designing and simulating MEMS. It is ideal for rapidly designing and optimizing complex MEMS devices that employ electrostatics for actuation or sensing. Architect3D is a stand-alone product bundle, but it is tightly integrated with CoventorWare® 2012 and previous releases. Architect3D includes the components listed below.

Synopsys Saber

Saber is a proven platform that is widely used for simulating multi-physics systems in the automotive, aerospace, energy and defense industries. Saber includes the following components

Saber Sketch – a user friendly graphical schematic editor which also serves as the console for accessing all other functionality in Architect3D;

Architect3D schematic of a dual-mass gyroscope, captured in Saber Sketch.

MEMS Component Library

The parametric electro-mechanical (PEM) component library is the heart of Architect3D. Developed by Coventor and capturing many years of MEMS modeling and simulation expertise, this library includes all of the fundamental building blocks (rigid and flexible plates, beam-like suspensions, electrostatic comb drives, electrodes, etc) for assembling complex electro-mechanical sensors and actuators.

Scene3D animation of a transient simulation of a dual-mass gyroscope. For clarity, the fixed electrodes and comb drives are not included, the thickness is scaled by 2, and the z-displacement is scaled by 100,000.